Silk Road Station
The Silk Road station is a huge space station located in the Crossroads system. Centuries-old, the station was built by the republic as a trade and military centre for the Alpha sector. It is now the capital “city” of the Spacers’ State and a central location to space-related trade and business in Crossroads.
Technical data
- Manufacturer: Dozens of republican shipyards, assembled on location
- Type: Orbital station
- Overall length: 3,200 metres (without service pylons) 4,400 metres (with service pylons)
- Overall width: 400 metres (without service pylons) 2,000 metres (with service pylons)
- Levels: 35
- Mass: 45 million metric tons
- Permanent Inhabitants: 9,000
- Maximum Capacity: 30,000
- Docking facilities: 4 large docking pylons with 20 docking ports each, 2 pressurized shuttle airlocks
- Power plants: 2x nuclear fusion reactors, 1x back-up nuclear fission reactor
- Weaponry and defence systems:
- 40 point-defence anti-missile turrets
- Titanium hull plating
History
Economic role
Military role
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